flash

gleam or glow intermittently

• “The lights were flashing”

appear briefly

• “The headlines flashed on the screen”

display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

• “he showed off his new sports car”

make known or cause to appear with great speed

• “The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts”

run or move very quickly or hastily

• “She dashed into the yard”

expose or show briefly

• “he flashed a $100 bill”

protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

• “flash the roof”

emit a brief burst of light

• “A shooting star flashed and was gone”

a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

a momentary brightness

a short vivid experience

• “a flash of emotion swept over him”
• “the flashings of pain were a warning”

a sudden brilliant understanding

• “he had a flash of intuition”

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat)

• “if I had the chance I”

a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification

• “red flashes adorned the airplane”
• “a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to”

a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

tastelessly showy

• “a flash car”
• “a flashy ring”
• “garish colors”
• “a gaudy costume”
• “loud sport shirts”
• “a meretricious yet stylish book”
• “tawdry ornaments”